/**
* Used by the parser to create a new instance of the given class and store it in the master
* objects table under the given ID.
*
* @param objID A unique ID used to index objects in the master object table.
* @param cls The class to instantiate.
* @return The newly instantiated object.
*/
public Object newInstance(Long objID, Class cls) throws ParseException {
if (cls == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("The class cannot be (null)!");
Object obj = null;
try {
obj = cls.newInstance();
} catch (Exception ex) {
throw new ParseException(
"Unable to instantiate class (" + cls + "):\n" + " " + ex.toString());
}
if (pMasterTable.containsKey(objID))
throw new ParseException("Duplicate object ID (" + objID + " encountered!");
pMasterTable.put(objID, obj);
return obj;
}
